Japanese comedienne, Subversive Evil Cutie Pie, Kazumi Kusano drops a bomb on the status quo of the perception of Asian women. Her stand-up comedy shares her odd cultural experiences in America, interracial marriage, and her schizophrenic mother. In her sketch show, Karate Chop Teriyaki Comedy, she becomes a dominant Geisha, adorable Sumo Girl, and manic-depressive mother characters. She destroys Asian stereotypes.
Kazumi is the undefeated champion of Joke-E-Oke, the joke karaoke contest at the San Francisco Sketch Festival. She won 3rd place for both Walk the Plank 2013 and Flappers/Indi.com 2014 stand-up comedy competitions. She was invited to perform at Ventura, Cape Fear, and Out of Bounds Comedy Festivals. Her recent appearances include KTLA(FOX) Good Day LA, VNMN-TV Comedy Stir Fry, and The Bandit Hound.
On her first day at UC Berkeley, she dropped every class, went straight to the San Francisco Comedy College, and became a stand-up comedian.